The Sun. — London, England, 1808-04-21 00:00:00

MAILS. Amu.' Ittl—t Dublin, 2 Waterford. Dus—z Gottenburgh, 2 Waterford.. • PRICE OF, STOCKS Tilt& DAY AT TWEI.VIVO!tIOtIC.. C011631' • ". - Wit THE SUN. SOLAR c;),U101 DICILME TALAUM AUDZAT 1 LONDON, THURSDAY, Arial. 2t, 1808. WE this morning received Barbadoes Papers to thi ath ult. which contain an account of a gallant and successful attempt upon the Island of Mariega tante, by the Cerberus, Circe, and -Camilla Frigates , and the Express Brig ; the whole commanded by Captain PIGOT, of the Circe. This capture, which we are happy to say was attended with scarcely any loss, is chiefly important on account of the situation of the Island, which is on the south-west of Gnacialoupe,, and affords an excellent station for our Vessels that are employed in the blockade of that blond. Mariegalanto used also to afford a safe and com modious shelter to the Enemy's Privateers, and in that i point of view the redu6tion of it will be attend ed with considerable advantage. These Papers mention the arrival of the Syrene and ltalienne French Frigates at Martinique, with troops. Two other French Frigates were expeaed there, and it w 4 also supposed that the Rochefort Squadron would touch at that Island.. Sir Jottrt DUCKWORTH, as we stated yesterday, is arrived at Plymouth, without having seen or heard any thing of the Enemy. He arrived off the Chega. peaky, we understand, on the 11th of March, and ... left it on the 19th of the same month, pursuing the =at% track in which he was seen by the Mullet and . thought to be an enemy. Our Readers will do qs the justice to recollect, that we stated several days ago that Sir Jour; DocxwoßTti intended to go to the Chesapeake, and expressed an opinion that he would arrive there about the Bth of March—it ap pears that we were only three days wrong in our calculation. WE are tiappy to find that the Swedes, notwith standing their interiority of numbers, have hitherto made a mosi . detertnined,, and in many instances, a successful, resistance to the Russians: The Courier who left Stockholm iinmecliately•after, the Mail set out, blings Intelligence that a Telegraphic Dispatch had reached that City, slating, that the Russians had attempted to carry the'Fortreis of Sweaburgli by assault, in which they were repulsed with very great slaughtet, Sw,eaburgh has a strong Gairison, commanded,by General CRONSTA sr.' THE compliment Which' we yesterday paid to the assiduity of Mr. THOMAS GRENVILLE, While be was at the head of the Naval Department, has, with the tuna) libefality of the Opposition 'Prints, been ref re , • looted as a sly hint to quicken the.Pre.ient First Lord ttf the Admiralty, and this hint is said to i . iavecome from his Colle,i'z,ltes, as he is seldotii'scen at the Of We are by no means disposed to retract what we said in, favour of Mr. TrioNtAs GERN ViLLE, and we cEn 'venture to say that the present First Lord of the Admiralty k not less attentive to his high duties than his predecessor. Tile assertion, that " he is seldom seen at .the Office," is totally like, :Ind It may be truly affirmed that the Noble Lord is prompt, strenuous, and naive', id the ardu ous situation:lre tills,. But if the, present First Lord of the Admiralty were not quite iSo attenti,ve:to bis immediate department as Mr. Taom was, the couth.ta of Opposition would afford him an nit)* apology. The Administration of which Mr. T.gittistylii.P., formed a, part, were nut interrupted, night after night, in their duty, by an incessant call for Papors after Papers, to illuqtrate subjects ;which 'were .as, clear, as day ;•• 'and for what Purpose were 'those Vapeti requited, which so much uhstruaed the busineis of the Nation ? why to brat disgrace upon the British Government, and to justify the conclu& of the Enemy. • • The naval junto that has set on foot so ninny founded complaiuts respecting tho delay .in pro vi. sioning Sir RICII4I(D'STBACIIAN'i :3CluAdron, though Sir 111CIIAKD himself, as we have 'before observed, thanked the Lords of the Admiralty for the prompt. mss, as well as amplitude * of the Supplies sent to him, now rr begin to think," that it will he right to " quit this subjea, fill it comes before the Le. gislatpre ;" and ackuowledAe, that " complaint can cuiyirritate, without producing any alleviation."—it is.'a pity they did'nOt ." begin to think" the subjeEt more proper for the notice of the Legislature at first, rather than to endeavour'` to excite public discontent, by such unfounded allegations. But we Cannot agree with them that coruplaint would only irritate without prodUcing any alleviation, for we are persuaded that the present Board of ,Admiralty would attiend to any complaint that was properly handed, and would not lose a moment in the at tempt to produce every alleviation that circumstances might ilemand. V. the public consider what the present Board of Admiralty have had to do while they were in office, tciorc is importance than ever fell upon their predecessors, within ;,o short a periOti, they will be rather inclined to - look upon them with respeCt and gratitude, than to attend to the peevish discontents of . those who want to regain their situa tions. The Expedition ftted out by Sir EISWAAD PELLiVi agamst the Dutch, is' not mentioned in the last In- . dian' Papers. We learn, however, from private let ters; that five conipa /ties of the 30th, regiment, with one company of artillery, had proceeded from Ma dras ; and that at PenAng the Expedition was to be reinforced by the Iloyak and the second battalion of the 34th. It was reported at Madras, that the Dutch had refused to receive . a French regiment, which had arrived at Bata'ia,' but this report . 'does: not appear entitled - to much credit. ' , ,; • . .• i • Another Expedition s preparing, the destination Of which is rather distant. The number of men to be embarked, it is said, will amount to 20,000. The Contractors for Shipping have .been publicly apprked•• by the 'Transport Board, that a consider able number of coppered Vessels will be wanted, for which they are at liberty to make immediate tenders. An English Merchant is arrived in town s ,who left Lisbon about fourteen 'days ago: Heynade his escape on board Sir C. CorroWs Fleet,- having previously obtained his passport as.a Spaniard. He has brought the Price Current with him, both as to merchandize -and 'provisions. Breed and flour, indeed, appear from it to be as scarce as-was represented; but mut, ton and beef are only about 4d.- rr lb. and itt great plenty, as are all sorts of vegetables. Some classes of the inhabitants. sutler distress, those especially who depended on the Court for their subsistence, and who have last their employment in consequence of its emigration. The French, we are infortned, with their characteristic activity, haVe proceeded in mak ing great improvements. in the city ; more, - indeed - , than have been made for many years before. The Governor has ordered the cleansing and new paving of most of the streets which were before in very bad condition. Other changes, however, have been of a less grateful nature, and proceed from motives more doubtful. General Jo N OT, has ordered that the images should be melted, down. A deputation of Friars waited on the General to procure a respite for a very large and favourite saint, which they beggea leave to remove and preserve. His answer Was.... "If the,statue is of wood, you may throw it into the Tagus; if brass, you may break ; but it it is silver, or gold, you must bring it to me, acid I will melt it." • The' Queen of ETRURIA, it was reported, was to marry LUCIEN BUONAPARTE. They were then to govern Portugal jointly. LUCIEN may perhaps now he less obstinate than someyeart since; and he may possibly be less adverse now to a divorce than when he incurred the resentment of his brother by his at tachment to his plebeian wife. To chew the zeal of the Swedes in the honourable candid in which (hey are engig:.4, we need but mention two fats :—The sailors having been orderZ , edto attend - the offices in their respet:tive dug . tricts, where they are registered, the wish of the King was cOmtnunicated to them by old Naval'utfi. tiers, when, without asking what their pay would be, they volOnleered all to a man. The Navy was thus completed in rsfortnight. The levy of oltyoung men from is to 25 years,con. stittneti no less than 280,000 men', since many wh were ab0ve . ..2.5 Ulltlef-taed;their age, end others in. tsisted on their right to serve their Country. This number being 'far more than is wnhtcd; ar the coun try could well support, the King has, been, obliged to .publish a Proclamation, which tine have perused, stating how many, and no rn,rd, each Govertianty shall furnish ;, and also those who are :on ; no aeo,:ount to be enrolled ; web as Students at . thelittiversi , ties, Burgheil,' Journeytnen Printers, add' 'Me , ebonies. . . These Volunteer.; arc now training hi all parts of the country; and suail is the public spirit, that many attend the drill who are not suffered 'to .........1 EX'rRACT OF A LETTER, DATED CARLSCRONA, THE OrA ' " A.-Frigatolays here ready - to bring the Imperial Ambassador and other distinguished Foreigners over to Pillan, where they ray Baron STEDINCK will ar rive, to take his passage for , Sweden in the Mean time M. ALOILEVS will be detained in Stockhulin Until the Swedish Anibassadoris,hafailanded here', YeSterday a .Gentleman arrived front . Baron ST/ie. lUNCIt, via, Poland, 'after a journey of 51K weeks; fforn 'St. Petersburg!). He, brings no Written dis . .; paiehes. The distresses, in .the Countsies he' had passed through are beyond description. The French are 'universally detested—but noue d, re to speak. In St. Poersburgh the fertnent is at its heigli -1. distinguished female heads the English party. The Gentleman, who is a lianoverian of distinetion 4 set off, for Stockholm immediately, after having bad an interview with the Governor, who sent art Officer with him, to be his Interpreter 'on tile mar A part of the Military Force under the command of General Srtmcita is said to be destined for the prote ‘ Aion of the bland of Sardinia. The number of troops which that Officer carried out with him does not, we helleve, exceed 4000 Men) the whole 'of which a :A/mild hardly be Competent to the.defenee of Sardinia, if the French were seriously deterniin ed to attack it. It is possible, however, that it may 'be intended to take poSsession of the.capital, Cog-. Bari,at which there is as excellent harbour, and which lies more,conveniently for observing Toulon, titan Malta, or any of the Sicilian ports. On Tuesday the t Bth regiment of Light Dra goons, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel JoNLs, marched frpm Romford to Wanstead Flats, where they had a grand field-day; after which they formed nearWatistead House, and salutechis Serene Highness the Prince of CoNpg, who, with several members of the Bourbon family, setunk.d highly pleased with the handsome appearance Of this hue regiment, which has lately been formed Ito a co'rps. of Hussars, .8.4 nEADats. BumGe-Town, M kite!! s.—Accounts of a recent date from Martinique and Guadaloupe have„been re ceived here within the last day or two. The arrival and ,nbsequent departure of the Italienne and Syrene Frigates at Martinique are not only unequivocally eon fi ruled (if any were needed), but it is confidently reported that the Enemy also momently expect there the ‘Penelope and Theatis, Frigates from Fiauee, -while three others are also expeded at Guadaloupe. Indeed, it appears that the Rochefort. Squadron, whose escape brought Sir Jo /IN DUCIONOitTa out to this Country, is still expected at Martinique, where, as well as at Guadaloupe, requisitions have been nude of bread and other provisions for . its supply.— Their arrival is supposed to be procrastinated by the circuitous,. route which they have taken, it be. ing iinderstood, that havlng ,plusuecl the same course which the gallant JiLlto/4E took, they have gone first to St. Helena, and .after touching at Cayenhe, will ( fortune favonring their flight ) call at Martinique, and from thence to the; Ha varnish,, where the two Frigates already touched at. Martinique are said to have proceeded, for specie. It appears that there are now at sea no less than eleven Privateers from Guadaloupe, and one from Martinique : of the former, tour are said to be cruizing to Windward of this Island, viz: the con. fiance, Desirie, Vielor Cutter; and Fripon ; and two off ,SurinaM. The General Erpouf and feline Adele, and three others of the largest class, have been sent fully ladeu with Colonial .produce to France ; and they are using, every effort at both Islands to forward further supplies; chiefly of coffee, to the Mother Country. Geneially _speaking, the Islands are healthy, and have been put in excellent defence. Some alarm was excited through them lately, on a supposition that Sir SAssuat. Hoop was destined against • them ; but all apprehensions dis 4 appeared-as soon as it was known that-Midair& was the obje& of the Eipedition under him. .A report, but through what channel it is t 4 rived wp cannot ascertain, is in circulation, that l 8 Sail of the Jamaica trade lately gone limn hence under con voy of the Moselle, have been captured. We do not believe thiit it deserves any,credit. Since .our last the Trinidad and Tobaga trade sailed under cotwoy of His Majesty's Ship Port of Spain ; and the Windsor Castle Packet, under COO. voy of the Hussar. MhRCH B.—Dispatches were received here on SUnday morning by Rear-Admind Sir At.ttx,Nnen COCHRANE, from Capt. SEL:BY, of his Majesty's Ship Cerberus, froM Marigalante, informing of the cap ture of that Island by a small Squadron under his .cOniniand, consisting of the Caterus, Circe, and , Camilla Frigates, and Express Brig, a detachment of Seamen and Marines from the Frigates ; amounting to two hundred men, headed by Capt. PtooT, of the Circe, 'having etreaed a landing - there Without, ,any .opposition, on the morning of the 3d infAant, and carried the Town, before.the gamy was pre pared to make any etl'eaual resistance. The Island was literally taken by surprise, and much in the manner of.Curacoa, Othottgh not tube put in competition with that very gallant achieVer uncut and was undertaken, as 'appears, withpnt any previous'concert with, or instructions from;the Rear4dmiral. 'The only defence' attempted was with a light field-piece, commanding the principal street, but which the Epenty was driven Irpm with pikes and fixed bayonets - before they could load:it a second 'tones and beinrclosely pressed, sutrendered at discretion.. All :the means .of.dsfence.which• t h e Island pa sessed consisted of only one. 4-pc:hinder, three 12s, two disposed u sot diGrent batteries along the coast ;" and with 250 'stand of MiTrattellYrrstrinereeig" orpbArder,'lt the whole return of ord4l4ne andOtumnditton,', Nlarigalante is but an incenstderable Island,- of rather a circular form, being about five leagues:long and four broad. it is remarkably fertile, prodticing ceffee and cotton, in abundance, and some sugar; but more fragt its locality of situation, being S. E. • I r of Guadaloupe, and contiguous to Point-a•Petre, is and ,to be tierivedfrom the poSsession of it,,,the mast eff‘e'tual.blockade ,of that Port (the chief resort of the'Enemy's Privateers) being now in our power. , • Sir AL/MANI/FA COCHRAWII, ,with the four Ships of the Line (Belleisle, Flag-ship, Ramillies, York, and Dejen'ce), detained here for the last fortnight, sailed from thence an Sunday evening. We un derstand that the Admiral touches-at Marigalante, and from thence preceeds among . the Islands to leeward ; but: do not hear' whether the Squadron resumes a station off Martinique, or that there is any fhrther probability of their falling in within these seas, with that of the Enemy. Several of our Frigates and smaller Vessels have been lately dis, patched to cruize to windward of this Island, and in other dice6tlons 'where the Elctrty's Privateers are sopped to be. NAVAL NEWS. PLY-not/I.n , t: t. 9.—Last evening, after pmt, arrivenere Alte. , Bquadron under the command of Sir J. T. Dec Kwoartt, consisting of the Boyd George, of 110 guns; Temeraire 'and Neptune, of ga guns each ; Tonnant, of 80 guns; Dragon, of 74 gnus ; and Minerva Frigate, from pursuing the French ,Squadron which made their escape from Rochefort, and which has, unfortunately turned out, Unsuccessful, as they have not been able to gain my information relatirie to the track of the Enemy.--r Admiral DocxwOßTH's Squadron touched at St. Kites to water, immediately after which they pro. seeded for.Europo, and during their voyage it is ua• derstooth they have not made any captures, or sock any of the Enemy's V;:ssels. The ThetisFrigate with the outward-bound , East India Fleet under convoy, passed to the Westward on Sunday evening, with a fair wind at N.N.W. PORTSMOUTH, ArRIL i9,—Arrived this day the Thrasher Gun-brig, LieUt. DGRNPORD, with three . Ships from the Downs, ,one of which is the Coiling. '. wood, MORRIS, for the Brazils. M Sailed this day La Melpomene Frigate, Vice-Ad" , * mind ROWLEY ) Amaranthe Brig, Capt. BitENior-<, and Dromedary. StOre. : ship, Capt, SCUTT, Wit h 2 convoy of about 40 Sail, for the West Indies; ;Iso saifed the Medusa 'Frigate, the lion. Capt. BOL'N' Thalia Frigate; Capt. MAtcpy, and 140• cast Gun-brig, Uent. GEDGE ) on a cruize. • DEAL; A t*. 20.—Sailed through the Downg, from the Myer, the Indus East ludiatuan, for rOll6. mouth. CORK, APitlt. 13.-I'his morning the Argus Sloop of War, Capt. STtWART t sailed fOr Portsmouth, with a Fleet of Transports and Traders under cone voy, the latter destined to different ports of the Channel. The Transports have on board a Regi ment of Infantry.—His Majesty's Ship Niobe, Capt. LORING, arrived from a cruize. APRIL t6;—Extrata of a. Letter from. Kinsale " One of oni'Pilot-boats has just come in, and saw Admiral Dtp4Kl..l/01iTH. 'off.. the coast, "returning to England, aftel , having sought (as a Letter from on, Boob:fort Squadron in the Carib beanboard he ,Rayal,Gerrrge dated 12th inst. off Cape Clear .says) Isles, the I.,apes of Virginia, the Western isles, and lastly on this coast. His Royal 1-lightiesi the Duke of CLAttENCi : left town ar t four o'clock on Tuesday morning, for Deal, accompanied by his second sail, Mastec klaNay Ftrz-CLAstatsca; they arrived At Deal r; r i e h s rl ig e ne ( d fca h ( Ts k Who took him on yaotutrunt;'elwiarhgee6.tiolisAildiC'?ilti-lallitgess; which salted. con A. hi G s e 7iv n a t y lem to an Al a t r ie r,i r s i , c e a d ) je w st i eLd t a i y pii f a r e o e nlA e turned -to town, . • yesterai p l o , ar a d o th i e lia fil i tp to e y r al b es \ s V t a .e r : greatest coinineteid distress; Many warehouses 'and 4 'w s agO; states, th4t that plat ;now surnitelseltiresradflitelhi shops are entirely stint up ; acrid azeneral outcry pre }ails against the war. : Flu tUrtiter. ,states, that ce r i ti e tt : ei ti ep r d t e: o :d i: ve e en t r i t t - e:iti l tl t c li u n s g ed t h i e n kree.aSteOsattl sphproAirennesr IC3 in the FrtiCh oVernment ; that its fears for ,the success of spell' a measure, though stadionslY O n ' was determiii r e e d t otobvinosuese;vearyndetthitartt 13fivirlAuPrrAyiliT4- North AtneriCa into a :War; with England, that may be able to stenhocly the nurnerons French now in the United States, into an army for invading Mexico in conjuallon with the Americans, whence he-could afterwards send troops into the different iiarts of South ica. • When the lit Amer tle J E ROME, the new King of AVE S - tu ALIA, so absurdly ordered all the marinfetßures of this.c'eutitty,rsuch at linens, &o. ttz . c, to be. burnt i he had any'rigard for his new, suijeds, an)' fe! lin g of htnnanity,oP'ttny, common sense, it might nava pccarredlohirn that: the articles he thus riclicolously sacrificed, would have tiff-ministered cointert to the Pourer tribes ot - those whose allegiance it is his inter , . est to conciliate, , o f attack in the Mr. CANNING is, the chief obje& , Opposition Prints, and they wtinld fain represent him aS frivolOOS, ihd'superticiaL The write!'s not sense enough to:perceive that they ore u ` ti- , covertly attacking such of their o' wit:Patrons as in Parliament, ter if Mtija.o r-C,e is really s o itle;g?;).':'' fiesta a man as they endeavour to, make the pub ll l . believe he is, what . misr those Patron's be whom so- completely pats down in drgtitnent, and so moo excels in every intelleatial quality and attainme nt ' m% A concert for the benefit of the Bayswater Liit Inn Hospital, took placelast night at t he Haymar 3 RA. Theatre. BH,thi, STORACE, And CATALAiii) te' s Well as other Petfoimers of kbown mer i t , exec , tst themselves oti this liberal occasion. It a c i.Eno t xa to . have give but was prevented by indisV P shit*. atAtint of the inclemency of the wes' then, the profits of tile evening we re not equal to what the merits of the performance deserved. _ Master BETTY is engaged to perform a few nights at the Bath Theatre, and then, according to report!, he is positively to retire wholly from the stage, "n" endeavour to qualify himself to ail the part at scholar. ' COLSIAN is busily - at work on New , play' which he intends for his own Theatre.- - Th e eipal charmer is to be something in the style of );., 06ailign, and it is, to be represented by Mr:clea" _ who is to be the hero of the Haymarket !P again next : semon, . A sharp o cOntest has occurred in the parish 01. S h t : Paul, Covent-Garden, for the Office. of ° nue - • warden, betwee'n Mr. IrocKtrav and Mr. Bosco,rat, Th pOll :commenced at the Vestry. on Tu!!,"4, morning, and finally closed at three o'clock Ye;``,o iduacycaelltsertritlioocann,dwi‘laieten, N b l y r.* a Yrnoicirto r N i t) rt , y o v, f •a 2 s 6 d i. v .c o l t a v re si t ~ r